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News Items:
 HCRL
Photo Calendars: The Health Communication Research Laboratory
and Director, Dr. Kreuter are featured in the the SLU Newslink for
their work to increase the number of urban children that are being
immunized. The HCRL has provided parents with a personalized
immunization calendar, complete with a picture of their baby, to help
them keep track of upcoming immunization dates and other pertinent
public health information. The project's research and results appear
in the American Journal of Public Health this month. To read the
entire article, go to http://www.slu.edu/readstory/newslink/3645
Student Selected to Serve on Missouri
Advisory Council: Chris Gorrell, a student in our new Health
Policy concentration, was recently selected by Governor Bob Holden
to serve on Missouri’s Advisory Council on the Accessibility and
Affordability of Health Insurance Coverage. The Council will research
the issue of health insurance coverage and the characteristics of the
uninsured in Missouri. The goal is to identify methods for ensuring
access to health insurance and quality health care by assisting the
state in developing plans that will address key issues. The Council is
supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),
a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Faculty In The News: Larry Figgs
quoted in the Post-Dispatch about research linking bird viruses with
human cancer. Kimberly Hessler from the Obesity Prevention Center
talked about childhood obesity on Larry Conners’ hour-long live
call-in KMOX-AM 1120 radio program. She was on Friday, December 19,
2003. Susie Nanney was quoted in the Staten Island Advance
about why parents should eat right so their children will too. Beth
Baker was quoted in multiple editions of the Suburban Journals about a
new produce market involving SLU’s school of public health and four
local churches that encourages people to make healthier food choices.
Experts in the News: In January's issue
of Experts in the News, Tim McBride is highlighted as a faculty
member who made a particular media impact this past month. See the
entire listing at http://www.slu.edu/readstory/newslink/3639
MPHSA T-Shirts Still Available: There are
still plenty of Long Sleeve T-Shirts available for purchase. Sizes
left include large-XXLarge. All shirts are $18 and checks can be made
payable to Saint Louis University. If you are interested in purchasing
a t-shirt, please contact Brandi Meriwether at meriwebd@slu.edu
or 977-8242.
Upcoming IRB Question & Answer: Mark
your calendars—a Question and Answer session regarding the new
exempt IRB forms and IRB updates will be held for the School of Public
Health on Wednesday, January 21, 2004 from 1:00 - 3:00 PM Salus
Center, Room - SC1501. Please reply to this email as an RSVP or call
Carolyn (after January 5th) 977-8264.
Environmental Health Lab Recruits For Carpet
& Allergen Study: Seeking 20 area residences for a Carpet
& Dust Borne Allergen Study led by the Environmental Health Lab in
the School of Public Health. Participants would collect carpet dust
samples for microbe & allergen analyses. Participation will take
less than an hour to complete. Each participant will be required to
allow researchers to collect carpet dust samples from their residences
by vacuuming and setting tape traps for 24 hours. Finally each
participant will be asked to participate in a brief survey. The
occupants of study homes will be informed of the dust analysis results
so that they can take the necessary environmental control steps, if
desired. Full confidentiality will be maintained. For more
information, or interested in participating, please contact us:
Anheuser-Busch Institute, 5th Floor, Lab E, 1755 South Grand Blvd, St.
Louis, MO 63104, Phone: 314-256-3428.
Welcome
to Our School
Julie
Randall New Financial Coordinator: Julie
comes to from State Street Bank & Trust where she has been
working as a Trust Administrator. Currently, she is a new
financial coordinator who is housed under the School and also the
University's Treasurer's Office so she splits her time between each
area. She is already familiar with the University
since SLU has been a client at State Street Bank & Trust for the
past ten years. Welcome, Julie!
New
Researcher Assists RUPRI Work:
We welcome Courtney Andrews, MPPA, a current PhD Candidate
Political Science at UMSL who is now working for Dr. Timothy McBride
as a Senior Research Assistant. She will be designing,
developing, and maintaining data systems for tracking and reporting
results of data collected in the RUPRI Center for Rural Health
Policy Analysis projects. Previous to her position here, she was a
Research Specialist at the Public Policy Research Center (Community
and Neighborhood Development Division) at the University of
Missouri—St. Louis.
More News:
WAIVER OF $40 Fee:
If you're one of the first 150 applicants to the School of Public
Health for the fall 2004 term the $40 application fee will be waived
provided your application includes: 1) The name of a SLU professor,
student or alum who referred you to the School of Public Health, 2)
transcripts reflecting a GPA of 3.00 or better from your undergraduate
or previous graduate work, and 3) receipt of your application before
March 1, 2004. Click here for
applications downloads.
SPH ADDS NEW CONCENTRATION:
Effective immediately, a new
concentration: the Master of Public Health (MPH) in Health Policy.
Contact sphinfo@slu.edu for details on how to apply to this exciting
new concentration! Click here for
additional details.
ADDITIONAL CRITICAL DOCUMENTS:
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Recent News:
 OSHA
head John Henshaw visited the SPH:
The
top official at the OSHA recently visited the School to discuss how to
protect ambulance drivers and other emergency workers from new
infectious diseases such as SARS.
Assistant Secretary of Labor John Henshaw was invited to the
school by faculty from the school's division of Environmental and
Occupational Health and the Center for the Study of Bioterrorism and
Emerging Infections.
They discussed possible solutions such as using a special light
to identify dangerous pathogens on ambulance surfaces, and
implementing new sterilization techniques. http://www.slu.edu/readstory/newslink/3493
 Dr.
Tim McBride Reacts to Medicare Reform Bill:
Many media outlets consulted Dr. McBride’s expertise on the
Senate’s passage of a Medicare reform bill.
He was interviewed by local media stations
– KMOV-TV, KTVI-TV, KPLR-TV, KMOX Radio, KTRS Radio, Missouri
Net and Metro Networks News. He also was quoted in the Chicago
Tribune, Charlotte Observer and in the news section of yahoo.com. To
read more go to: http://www.slu.edu/readstory/newslink/3579
In
The News:
Beth Baker was quoted about an initiative that involves
community churches in encouraging people to eat healthier in the
Suburban Journals. Susie Nanney was quoted in Chicago Parent
Newsmagazine about why it’s important for parents to set a good
example to get their children to eat right. And Channel 5 ran a
10 p.m. cover story about St. Louis' fittest and fattest neighborhoods
featuring Ph.D. candidate Christy Hoehner. It was repeated on the
noon show and during the morning.
Rep.
Johnson Awarded For Mental Health Work:
The St. Louis Chapter of the National Association on Mental Illness (NAMI)
recently awarded Alumna, Representative Connie L. Johnson, the
Outstanding Legislator of the Year Award.
The award honored Representative Johnson for her outstanding
leadership in preventing budget cuts to vital mental health services,
as well as threats to put restrictions on Medicaid benefits for
persons with severe mental illness.
The award was presented to Representative Johnson at the NAMI
25th Anniversary Gala, which was held on Sunday, November 23, 2003 at
the Junior League of St. Louis.
Dean
Balas Writes Op-Ed on Patient Safety:
The Post-Dispatch ran an op-ed on patient safety/medical
errors, written by Dr. Andrew Balas, who served on an Institute of
Medicine panel that just released a report on this topic.
Dr. Balas emphasized that uniform standards for recording,
accessing and exchanging electronic information in medicine would
drastically reduce errors, a major public health challenge.
The article was published on November 24.
MHA Program Completes Self-Study for
Accreditation: The Department of Health Management and
Policy has completed its Self-Study for accreditation review by the
Accrediting Commission on Education for Health Services Administration (ACEHSA).
Site visitors will be on campus November 5, 6, and 7, 2003, to complete
the assessment process. A
link is provided to Volume I of the Self-Study and the Department
encourages everyone to review it. Comments to Dr. Richard Kurz, Chair of
the Department, are welcome at kurzrs@slu.edu.
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"Competence, Conscience, and
Compassion."
These are the ideals which Saint Louis University strives to instill
in its students. These qualities are exemplified in the School of
Public Health's commitment to promoting health and preventing
disease."
- Lawrence Biondi, S.J.
President, Saint Louis University
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